Wichita eagle., 1887-10-08

l. Running half mile heats all ages b
horses owned in Sedgwick county. Purs
$50.
g Trotting and pacing by horsess owne
In Sedgwick county, outside Of the city G
Wichita that never trotted or paced 70
money. Purse $50.
S. Trotting or pacing, gentlernen's driy
ing horses who never started in a race fo
money, owned in Sedgwick county, to roa
wagon. Purse $50.
4 Trotting, two year olds, best two i
three, half mile heats. Purse $50.
SECOND DAY.
l. 2:35 pace. Purse $50.
Q. 3 minute trot. Purse S100.
8. Running. rs mile heats, all age
weight for age. Purse 800.
f. 2:34 trot. Purse $50.
THIRD DAY.
l. Bankers purso-Running, mile heats, a
ages weight for age. Purse $50.
q Grand special, to be announced later
Purse ST 900.
5. Pacing free to all Purse $500
2:29 trot Purse $500.
FOURTH DAY
1. Running-Consolation, mile heats, TO
horses that have not won a race during th
fair. Purse SIS.
9. Free for ali trot. Purse $500.
3. Pole team race, trotters or PAGERS. Horse
must be owned by one man. Purse 800.
4. 2:40 trot. Purse 500.
sPECIALTIEs FOR THE FAIR.
Pawnee Bill and his Indians with thei
Wild West show will camp on the fail
grounds during the entire week, giving
street parade each day during the week, anC
an exhibition On the groun is consisting Of
robbing stage coaches, burning and plunder
ing Squatters' cabins, carrying beautiful
maidens into captivity and desperate battles
between cowboys and Indians
This exhibition has the endorsement Of al
the officers of the different fairs over their
own signatures, as being a very brilliant and
thrilling representation of wild western life.
THE WICHITA BOAT CLUB
Have consented to give regatta during the
week of the fair. The management have
made special purse Of 81 600 to be give3 to
horses TO pace and trot against time. The
owners of jay Eye See, Patsy, Clinker
Honesty ana You Bet, are all anxious tC
pace and trot their horses at Wichita, and
the management will secure one or more OF
these horses of national reputation to &c
against time.
GREAT BAND CONTESTS.
Will be a leading feature Of the special en-
tertainnents Of this occasion, a prise of S35(
will be offered by the association to be com
peted for 10y any and all brass bands in the
state of Kansas on the second day of the
fair
First prize, $500.
Second prize, 500.
Third prize, $50.
Atleast four bands required to compete foI
these prizes, but one band from any city
eligible. No band with less than twelve
pieces will be admitted TO competition.
All applications for competition in
the contest must be made in writing and ad-
dressed to the secretary of the fair. Appli-
cations will not be received after Oct 10.
Under the auspices of the Cottonwood
Lawn Tennis club of this city. A lawn
tennis tournament will be given, open to the
state. There will be prizes given, consisting
of four silver cups, to be awarded to the best
doubles and singles
CONDITIONS.
Trotting and pacing will be governed by
the rules of the American Trotting Associa
tion, of which this association is member.
Four to fill and three starters in all races
Entrance, 10 per cent of purse, half of which
must accompany the entry. Horses drawn
the night previous TO races will not be held
for the other per cent Heats may be
trotted and paced alternately.
Trotting and pacing, mile heats, three il
Tvs, TO harness.
Running races will be governed by the
American Association rules except jockeys
lice lsed.
Entrance ten per cent of purse, which
must accompany entry. Entries 10 bt
eligible must be deposited in entry box a
secretary's office within one half hour after
the last race on the day previous to the race
for which the entry is intended. If in caSt
of bad weather or other unavoidable cause
the Association is unable to start one OF
mora of its races by 5 O'Clock p. IN. of the
Last dag of the fair, such race or races shall
be declared Off
Trotting and pacing purses divided, fifty
per cent. to the first, twenty-five per cent. tC
the second, fifteen per cent to the third and
ten per cent. TO the fourth.
Running purses divided, seventy per cent.
to the first, twenty per cent. to the second
and ten per cent. TO the third.
Entries close October Sth, 1887.
Address all entries to J. W. Hartzell sec
retary, Wichita, Kansas, P. O. box 115
Edmission-The gates will be open at l.
o'clock on each day of the fair. Tickets
must be purchased, as no money viii be re-
ceived at the gates. The gate fare viii be
as follows: For each person over Is years
of age an admittance fee OF fifty cents will
be charged; for each person under ID years
of age and over s, an admittance fee OF
twenty-five cents viii be charged; children
under 5 years OF age accompanied by their
parents or guardians will be admitted free.
All parts Of the grounds free TO all for one
admission. No extra charge for carriage.
Persons occupying booths, furnishing re-
freshments are Required to lay in their supplies
before u o'clock, a. M, as precisely i.
O'Clock the grounds will be cleared Of all
wagons and persons not entitled to remain,
these rules will be strictly adhered to, unless
by special permission or the general
manager.
All public conveyances carrying passen-
gers from the city win be charged as fol
lows:
For each four horse conveyance, So per
day.
For each two horse conveyance, S2.50 per
day.
Comfortable box stall with bedding will be
furnished 20 all horses at so cents per day
during the fair.
Horses coming in before the fair can occu-
DIV stalls free of charge until the fair begins.
Corn, oats and hay can be had on the
grounds at market prices. Stalls will not
be considered engaged until paid for
MISCELLANEOUS.
Day police and night watchmen viii be al
ways on duty.
Telegrams and letters sent in care OF the
secretary, viii be delivered on the grounds
Certificates emitting shipping exhibitors to
return goods viii be issued on application 70
the secretary.
No intoxicating liquors will be allowed on
the grounds.
No gambling will be allowed upon the
grounds other than the usual selling of pools
upon the races.
For privileges apply to j. W. Hartzell,
secretary, Office in Aldrick & Browns block,
rooms % ard q, Main street.
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
The directors desire to say that they are
entirely dependent upon the generosity OF
the public for the success OF this fair, and
earnestly solicit the hearty cooperation of